Paddle out and spreading of ashes for John "Shmoo" Shimooka

Paddle out and spreading of ashes of John " Shmoo" Shimooka on 12/12/20 at 12:12PM North Cronulla Beach, NSW, 2230 Australia. 
Aloha Shmoo.

North Cronulla Beach

John " Shmoo" Shimooka was a charismatic and gifted friend of the global surfing community. His wishes were to have his ashes spread half in Australia and half in Hawaii (his homeland). These wishes will be honoured by his family and friends with a paddle out in both countries on the 12 December 2020. Details of the Australian gathering are as follows:<ul><li>Date: 12 December, 2020 (12/12/20)</li></ul><ul><li>Where: (land) Meeting point is Dunningham Park, Cronulla. Maps: shorturl.at/gjADI</li></ul><ul><li>Where: (water) Behind the break at "The Alley" at North Cronulla Beach </li></ul><ul><li>Time: 10.30am - 1130am - collect flowers and pre-ordered t-shirts carrying Shmoo's signature 1-2-1-2 tagline</li></ul><ul><li>Time: 11.30am - 1145am - gather on North Cronulla Beach</li></ul><ul><li>Time: 1150am - 12pm paddle out together to form circle </li></ul><ul><li>Time: 12:12pm - offical spreading of the ashes </li></ul><ul><li>For those not bringing their own board, a limited number of foam surfboards will be available courtesy of Cronulla Surf Academy </li></ul><ul><li>If heavy conditions, paddle out from South Cronulla Beach (located 300m south of The Alley) </li></ul><ul><li>Participants who may require assistance need to contact organisers at info@shmoo1212.com. Best endeavours will be made to help you to the paddle out location. Family will be escorted out by experienced watercraft operators.</li></ul><ul><li>Water patrol will be on site to ensure the safety of participants</li></ul><ul><li>A casual post-gathering event will take place after the ceremony at a nearby venue (to be determined) and is expected to run until 4:30PM</li></ul>Details to order a Shmoo signature 1-2-1-2 tagline T-shirt:<ul><li>Follow the 'Register' Prompts at the top righthand side of this event page. </li><li>Once selected, it will provide you with options to select if you wish to order a t-shirt, then the option to input your preferred size</li><li>If you wish to order flowers for the paddle out, you can do so via the register prompt as well</li><li>The T shirts and flowers will be onsite on the day for collection.</li></ul>An official fundraising page on GoFundMe has also been established by the family to assist Brandon. Details can be found at https://au.gofundme.com/f/john-shimooka-memorialThe offical website is www.shmoo1212.com All proceeds from T-shirt &amp; flower sales will go to Brandon Shimooka, son of John "Shmoo" Shimooka

Map of meeting site for North Cronulla paddle out location:

Image of the Shmoo signature 1-2-1-2 tagline T-shirt

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